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Greetings,
Here's the information we found on your name "Pugge Silberdorn."
We weren't able to find any medieval examples of either part of your name. We have some ideas on possible solutions to your problem, which we'll talk about.
We should mention that we focus on whether the name you want was used in the Middle Ages, not on whether you can pass it. It may be possible to register a name which is not historically accurate, although we recommend that people not register names unless they're interested in something historical.
With that, here's what we found:
"Pugge" was a term of endearment used in Tudor England, as in the quote "I have had foure husbands myselfe. The first, I called sweet duck; the second, deare heart; the third, prettie pugge." (1) It wasn't used as a name, but it could have been a nickname.
We didn't find "Silberdorn" (which, as you may know, is the modern German translation of "Silverthorn") as a German name. We did find the English name "Silverthorn." It's first recorded in 1327 (as "Selverthorn"), and survived until the 18th century.
With this information, it's possible that a 16th-century Englishman with the last name of "Silverthorn" could have been called "Pugge," even though he would have had a different given name. If you wanted to follow this pattern, you could pick a common name from 16th-century England and register it, while continuing to use "Pugge" as a nickname.
The most common male name from your period is "John." Other common names include "Thomas," "William," "Richard," and "Robert." A name like "John Silverthorn" would be very appropriate for 16th-century England.
We realize that this is a totally different persona from the one you described. Unfortunately, we can't see any way to explain "Pugge Silberdorn" as a German name. If you want to keep your persona, we can help you find a different name but you seemed to make it clear that your name was your first priority.
Arval Benicoeur, Daniel de Lincoln, Herveus d'Ormonde, Talan Gwynek, Tangwystl verch Morgant Glasvryn, and Zenobia Naphtali contributed to this letter.
We hope this has been helpful. If you have other questions, please let us know.
In service,
Alan Fairfax
Academy of S. Gabriel